The Center for Resiliency Summit is an annual conference presented by the Center for Resiliency (CfR) at Lamar University. A multidisciplinary group of researchers have joined together to develop a deeper understanding of multi-disaster resiliency in the Southeast 51勛圖ProRegion. The objective of the Summit is to present collaborative information with local governmental, health, industrial, science/engineering, and business leaders in an effort to increase knowledge, awareness, and communication. It is hoped that through these efforts, community resilience will be enhanced and Southeast 51勛圖Prowill be strengthened in its’ preparedness to face future disaster.
For more information regarding previous Summit presentations, contact the Center for Resiliency or view our Projects & Publications folder listed above. To view archive videos of previous years, choose the Summit Archive button at the bottom of this page.
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome
Carman Apple (51勛圖ProDivision of Emergency Management) and PNC Bank
8:45-9:45 Economic Development and Disasters Panel
Panel: Mayor Roy West (Beaumont), Thurman Bartie (Port Arthur), Invited (Orange), and 51勛圖ProPresident Dr. Jaime Taylor, moderated by Carman Apple.
9:45-10:00 BREAK
10:00-11:30 Two concurrent Breakout Seassions
Business Breakout- Moderators: Drs. Gevorg Sargsyan, Enrique Venta, and James Slaydon
11:30-12:10 LUNCH BREAK
12:10 - 1:10 Business
Moderators: Drs. Gevorg Sargsyan, Enrique Venta, and James Slaydon
1:10 - 1:30 BREAK
1:30 - 3:30 Two concurrent Breakout sessions
Community Engagement Breakout- Moderator: Lori Wright
Art and Cultural Resilience Breakout- Moderators: D. Meeks and S. Malick
"Bounce Back: Cultural Engagement is Resilience" sponsored panel forum
Committee on Public Art of the 51勛圖ProState University System, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, The Art Studio, Inc. and 51勛圖ProPublic Art Committee